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May God rain down his anger upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />To fill his belly to the full, God will send his burning anger against him and rain it upon him into his body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>When</i> he is about to fill his belly, <i>God</i> shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain <i>it</i> upon him while he is eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>When</i> he is about to fill his stomach, <i>God</i> will cast on him the fury of His wrath, And will rain <i>it</i> on him while he is eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When he fills his belly, <i>God</i> will send His fierce anger on him And rain <i>it</i> on him while he is eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When he fills his belly, God will send His fierce anger on him And will rain it on him while he is eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“When he fills his belly, <i>God</i> will send His fierce anger on him And will rain <i>it</i> on him while he is eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So it will be that he fills his belly, <i>And God</i> will send His burning anger on him And will rain <i>it</i> on him while he is eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“When he fills his belly, <i>God</i> will send His fierce anger on him And will rain it upon him while he is eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he fills his stomach, God will send his burning anger against him, raining it down on him while he is eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he fills his stomach, God will send His burning anger against him, raining it down on him while he is eating. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and God will make them swallow his blazing anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let that misery fill his belly. [God] throws his burning anger at the godless person and makes his wrath come down on him like rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Let them eat all they want! God will punish them in fury and anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"It will come about that, when he has filled himself to the full, God will vent his burning anger on him; he will pour it out on him and on his body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"While he is filling his belly, God sends his burning anger against him, and rains down his blows upon him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When he is about to fill his belly, he will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />It comes to pass, at the filling of his belly, "" He sends forth against him "" The fierceness of His anger, "" Indeed, He rains on him in his eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> It cometh to pass, at the filling of his belly, He sendeth forth against him The fierceness of His anger, Yea, He raineth on him in his eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He will be for filling his belly, he will send upon him the burning of his anger, and will rain upon him in his eating.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />May his belly be filled, that God may send forth the wrath of his indignation upon him, and rain down his war upon him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />May his stomach be filled, so that God may send forth the fury of his wrath to him and may rain down his battle upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When he has filled his belly, God shall send against him the fury of his wrath and rain down his missiles upon him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />To fill their belly to the full God will send his fierce anger into them, and rain it upon them as their food.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />May his posterity go to destruction, may God cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and deluge him while he wars against him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And his conception will be for destruction, and the heat of his anger will be prolonged in him and it will rain upon him with its warlike strength<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />It shall be for the filling of his belly; He shall cast the fierceness of His wrath upon him, And shall cause it to rain upon him into his flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />If by any means he would fill his belly, let <i>God</i> send upon him the fury of wrath; let him bring a torrent of pains upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/20-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3128" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/20.htm">Zophar: Destruction Awaits the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yə·hî (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">When he</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: lə·mal·lê (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">has filled</a> <a href="/hebrew/990.htm" title="990: ḇiṭ·nōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.">his stomach,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: yə·šal·laḥ- (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">God will vent</a> <a href="/hebrew/2740.htm" title="2740: ḥă·rō·wn (N-msc) -- (burning of) anger. Or charon; from charah; a burning of anger.">His fury</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">upon him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4305.htm" title="4305: wə·yam·ṭêr (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- To rain. A primitive root; to rain.">raining it down</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·mōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3894.htm" title="3894: bil·ḥū·mōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Intestines, bowels. Or lachum; passive participle of lacham; properly, eaten, i.e. Food; also flesh, i.e. Body.">as he eats.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31</a></span><br />So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-30.htm">Psalm 78:30-31</a></span><br />Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths, / God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-6.htm">Isaiah 65:6-7</a></span><br />Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps, / both for your iniquities and for those of your fathers,” says the LORD. “Because they burned incense on the mountains and scorned Me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their former deeds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-8.htm">Ezekiel 7:8-9</a></span><br />Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. / I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Habakkuk 2:16</a></span><br />You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-20.htm">Luke 12:20</a></span><br />But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a></span><br />But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a></span><br />he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a></span><br />On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a></span><br />Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-12.htm">Jeremiah 49:12</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for you must drink it too.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31</a></span><br />So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Nahum 1:6</a></span><br />Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-50.htm">Matthew 24:50-51</a></span><br />The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. / Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath on him, and shall rain it on him while he is eating.</p><p class="hdg">he is about</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-33.htm">Numbers 11:33</a></b></br> And while the flesh <i>was</i> yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-30.htm">Psalm 78:30,31</a></b></br> They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat <i>was</i> yet in their mouths, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/2-2.htm">Malachi 2:2</a></b></br> If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay <i>it</i> to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay <i>it</i> to heart.</p><p class="hdg">rain it</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a></b></br> Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23</a></b></br> And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a></b></br> Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: <i>this shall be</i> the portion of their cup.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/19-11.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/job/20-20.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/job/19-11.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/job/20-15.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/job/20-21.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/20-21.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/job/1-18.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/job/10-16.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">Fierceness</a> <a href="/job/15-24.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/job/16-8.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/job/3-15.htm">Filling</a> <a href="/job/20-11.htm">Fills</a> <a href="/job/19-26.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/job/20-21.htm">Food</a> <a href="/job/20-22.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/19-29.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/job/19-16.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/job/6-17.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/job/13-27.htm">Making</a> <a href="/job/5-10.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/psalms/78-27.htm">Raineth</a> <a href="/job/20-15.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/job/15-13.htm">Vent</a> <a href="/job/19-29.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/20-28.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/job/31-18.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/job/30-30.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/job/22-6.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/21-14.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/job/28-8.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/job/39-19.htm">Fierceness</a> <a href="/job/23-4.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/job/21-24.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/job/37-11.htm">Filling</a> <a href="/job/36-32.htm">Fills</a> <a href="/job/21-6.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/job/22-7.htm">Food</a> <a href="/job/21-5.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/21-20.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/job/20-27.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/job/24-19.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/job/21-3.htm">Making</a> <a href="/job/24-8.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Raineth</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/job/32-19.htm">Vent</a> <a href="/job/20-28.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Job 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/20-1.htm">Zophar shows the state and portion of the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When he has filled his stomach</b><br>This phrase suggests a moment of perceived satisfaction and self-sufficiency. In the context of Job, it refers to the wicked who indulge in their desires and accumulate wealth without regard for righteousness. Biblically, this imagery is often used to depict those who trust in their own resources rather than in God (<a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19-20</a>). The stomach being full symbolizes a temporary state of contentment that precedes divine judgment.<p><b>God will vent His fury upon him</b><br>This indicates the certainty of divine retribution. The concept of God's fury is consistent with the Old Testament portrayal of God's justice against sin (<a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2-3</a>). It reflects the belief that God is not indifferent to evil and will act to uphold His righteousness. Theologically, it underscores the principle that God's patience with the wicked has limits, and His justice will ultimately prevail.<p><b>raining it down on him as he eats</b><br>The imagery of rain suggests an overwhelming and inescapable judgment. In biblical literature, rain can symbolize both blessing and judgment, depending on the context (<a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11-12</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14-17</a>). Here, it conveys the sudden and comprehensive nature of God's wrath. The phrase "as he eats" emphasizes the unexpected timing of judgment, reminiscent of the suddenness of the flood in Noah's time (<a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38-39</a>). This serves as a warning that divine justice can interrupt human complacency at any moment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zophar_the_naamathite.htm">Zophar the Naamathite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Zophar is speaking, offering his perspective on the fate of the wicked.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the book, a man of great faith and patience who endures immense suffering and loss.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign deity who is ultimately in control of justice and retribution, as depicted in this passage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Although not a specific person, this term refers to those who live in opposition to God's ways, whom Zophar believes will face divine retribution.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/divine_retribution.htm">Divine Retribution</a></b><br>The event or concept of God executing justice upon those who are wicked, as described by Zophar.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_justice.htm">Understanding Divine Justice</a></b><br>Zophar's speech reflects a belief in the certainty of divine justice. While his application to Job is misguided, the principle that God will ultimately judge the wicked is consistent with biblical teaching.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_misapplying_truth.htm">The Danger of Misapplying Truth</a></b><br>Zophar's error was in misapplying a general truth about God's justice to Job's specific situation. We must be careful not to assume we understand God's purposes in others' suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>This passage reminds us of God's ultimate control over justice. We can trust that He will address wrongs in His timing and way.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_wickedness.htm">The Consequences of Wickedness</a></b><br>The imagery of God’s fury being like food for the wicked serves as a stark warning about the consequences of living in opposition to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/patience_in_suffering.htm">Patience in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's account, including the speeches of his friends, encourages us to remain patient and faithful, even when we do not understand our circumstances.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When he is about to fill his belly</span> (comp. vers. 12-18); <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "when he is on the point of making some fresh attack upon the weak and defenceless." God shall east the fury of his wrath upon him (comp. <a href="/psalms/78-30.htm">Psalm 78:30, 31</a>, where a far less harmful lust is noted as having brought down the Divine vengeance). <span class="cmt_word">And shall rain it upon him while he is eating</span>; or, <span class="accented">as his food</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a>, "Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, storm and tempest: this shall <span class="accented">be the portion of their</span> cup"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/20-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When he</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהִ֤י ׀</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has filled</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַלֵּ֬א</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mal·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his stomach,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִטְנ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇiṭ·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_990.htm">Strong's 990: </a> </span><span class="str2">The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God will vent</span><br /><span class="heb">יְֽשַׁלַּח־</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šal·laḥ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His fury</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲר֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2740.htm">Strong's 2740: </a> </span><span class="str2">A burning of anger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon him,</span><br /><span class="heb">בּ֭וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">raining it down</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַמְטֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yam·ṭêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4305.htm">Strong's 4305: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on him</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lê·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as he eats.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bil·ḥū·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3894.htm">Strong's 3894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eaten, food, flesh, body</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/20-23.htm">Job 20:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/20-23.htm">Job 20:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/20-23.htm">Job 20:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/20-23.htm">Job 20:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/20-23.htm">Job 20:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/20-23.htm">Job 20:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/20-23.htm">Job 20:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/20-23.htm">Job 20:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/20-23.htm">Job 20:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/20-23.htm">Job 20:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/20-23.htm">OT Poetry: Job 20:23 When he is about to fill his (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/20-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 20:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 20:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/20-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 20:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 20:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>